halk - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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halk

1. Romanization of 𐌇𐌀𐌋𐌊

Of unknown origin.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒlk]
• Rhymes: -ɒlk

halk (comparative halkabb, superlative leghalkabb)

1. (of a voice or sound) low, muffled, quiet, soft

   Synonyms: csendes, suttogó, susogó, tompított, fojtott, elhaló, visszafogott

   Antonyms: hangos, harsány

   Halk szipogásokat hallottam. ― I heard quiet sniffles.

   Halk hangon beszélt. ― She spoke in a soft voice.

2. (of movement) hushed, quiet, inaudible

   Synonyms: nesztelen, zajtalan, néma

   Halk léptekkel kiment a szobából. ― With inaudible steps s/he left the room.

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• halk in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

• halke

Inherited from Old English healc, healoc, from Proto-West Germanic *halhuk; equivalent to hale (“nook”) +‎ -ok.

• IPA^(key): /halk/

halk (plural halkes, dative halke)

1. A nook; a corner of a building or area.
2. (figuratively, rare) An esoteric signification.

• “halk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

From Ottoman Turkish خلق (halk), from Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq).

• IPA^(key): /hɑɫk/

halk (definite accusative halkı, plural halklar)

1. people

   İngiliz halk şarkısı ― song of the English people

   halk kostümü ― ethnic costume

2. (archaic) solidarity

   Synonym: halk

3. (dated) solidarity

   Synonyms: dayanışma, tesanüt

From Arabic خَلْق (ḵalq).

halk (definite accusative halky, plural halklar)

1. citizens, people